# Fractures at Central Metals Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032036` · 3/8/2016 · CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Metals Inc.
- **Location:** 1054 South 2nd St., CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 08103
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was injured after they climbed on top of a forklift and inadvertently kicked it into gear. The employee became pinned between the roll bar and the mast, suffering a cracked sternum.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*